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Crs Report for Congress : Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations: January 21, 2009 - R40054 pdf

Crs Report for Congress : Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations: January 21, 2009 - R40054 pdf

Crs Report for Congress : Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations: January 21, 2009 - R40054 by Casey L Addis
Crs Report for Congress : Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations: January 21, 2009 - R40054
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Author: Casey L Addis
Number of Pages: 30 pages
Published Date: 04 Nov 2013
Publisher: Bibliogov
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781294248798
File size: 24 Mb
Download Link: Crs Report for Congress Lebanon Background and U.S. Relations January 21, 2009 - R40054
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Lebanon is a religiously diverse, democratic state transitioning toward independence after a ruinous civil war and the Syrian and Israeli occupations that followed. The United States and Lebanon have historically enjoyed a good relationship due in part to cultural and religious ties; the democratic character of the state; a large, Lebanese-American community in the United States; and the pro-western orientation of Lebanon, particularly during the Cold War. Current U.S. concerns in Lebanon include strengthening the weak democratic institutions of the state, limiting the influence of Iran and Syria in Lebanon's political process, and disarming Hezbollah and other militant groups in Lebanon. Following Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon in 2005 and the war between Israel and Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Bush Administration requested and Congress appropriated a significant increase in U.S. assistance to Lebanon. Since 2006, U.S. assistance to Lebanon has topped $750 million over three years, including for the first time over $410 million in U.S. security assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces of Lebanon. Several key issues in U.S.-Lebanon relations could potentially affect future U.S. assistance to Lebanon. A political agreement among Lebanese parties in May 2008, brokered by the Qatari government and ...

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